This time the danger came from a visitor to the detective agency,

It was a middle-aged man wearing an overcoat with a haggard face, and when the strange countdown came to only one minute and thirty-three seconds in front of Lin Yi's eyes,

Someone came into the detective agency,

Lin Yi, who had already looked around frantically and didn't find that there was too much clear source of danger in the detective agency, was still nervous, and almost instantly locked his eyes on the person who came.

This haggard-looking man Lin Yi knew, and this was the person involved in a case that the detective agency had taken over and cooperated with the police department.

Lin Yi was also involved in the investigation of this case, and the victim was the only daughter of a middle-aged man who was raped and killed outside.

The middle-aged man begged the detective agency many times to find the murderer, but there were not many traces at the scene, and the murderer could not be identified for a long time.

Later, when the middle-aged man came to the detective agency several times, his state was already a little wrong, and he even suspected that the detective agency had accepted money from other people and covered up the clues.

His mind was buzzing, thinking that these Lin Yi were staring at the middle-aged man, who had a hand hidden in his coat, as if he was holding something.

Lin Yi stared at it, his eyes a little red.

And the middle-aged man seemed to notice Lin Yi's gaze, and his eyes were a little red.

"Linyi...... Linyi ...... Bring him to the hospitality room ......"

The old money next to him was shouting Lin Yi, but Lin Yi didn't react,

just staring at the source of potentially deadly danger,

As the eerie countdown in front of you keeps beating and shortening.

Lin Yi felt as if his heart was gradually clenched, and his temples were thumping violently.

"Hey......"

The old man next to him looked at Lin Yi's appearance and felt a little strange,

Shaking his head and sighing, he walked forward and beckoned to the comer,

“…… We are still trying to find a way to investigate your daughter's case, and we will not give up......"

"It's all you! My daughter is dead, and you don't want to give her a clean slate! ”

The middle-aged man became angry, his eyes were red, and he pulled out a clenched kitchen knife from his coat pocket.

Old Qian was stunned for a moment,

But then he was dragged by someone,

Immediately after, an office chair smashed on the middle-aged man's head.

It's Linyi.

Almost at the same time as the middle-aged man pulled out the kitchen knife,

Lin Yi's brain was more like a violent alarm,

It's like death is gasping next to him,

With red eyes and a tense spirit, Lin Yi burst out at an unimaginable speed,

An office chair next to it used the largest, unreserved strength smashed on the middle-aged man.

"What do you want to do! What do you want! ”

The middle-aged man was smashed to the ground by Lin Yi,

Lin Yi, who was forced to go crazy by the strange countdown,

On the verge of death, it seems even more crazy,

He was almost insane, more hysterical than the middle-aged man before, and roared repeatedly at the middle-aged man with red eyes,

At this time, the middle-aged man who was smashed and fell to the ground only struggled a few times, and then cried.

"My daughter is only twenty years old...... Twenty years old! ”

At this time, Lin Yi's other colleagues reacted,

pounced on the middle-aged man on the ground one after another, kicking the kitchen knife that fell on the ground farther,

And Lin Yi, who was still roaring with red eyes just now,

At this time, after the countdown resets again,

But as if he had lost all his strength,

Fell to the ground, slumped, covered in sweat,

His eyes were bloodshot and he was panting.

“…… Lin Yi, your state seems to be a little ...... Not quite right. ”

The old man next to him looked at the middle-aged man who was subdued, and then turned his head to look at Lin Yi, who was sitting next to him.

Thinking that Lin Yi grabbed the middle-aged man's neck just now, looking like he was crazy, he said with some caution,

"What kind of case is it affected by? Why don't you rest for a few more days? If it really doesn't work, go to Dr. Xu's to have a look. ”

Lin Yi just gasped, glanced at Lao Qian, and got up and left the detective agency.

……

"Hoo ......"

“…… Today's plot is also very tense. ”

The old man finished reading today's update,

Spat out a turbid breath.

Then he said with a smile,

"I can't see it as a blind man, how can I sleep at night after reading this."

"Uncle Yu, are you scared when you see it?"

"I'm afraid, can I not be afraid, the older I get, the more afraid I am of death."

"This author really feels that the more he writes, the better he writes, and it feels immersive to listen to it...... It's like being in the middle of it. The plot in is tense, and it's tense to watch. ”

"Especially when I listen to this, when I am nervous, I suddenly have a small turn, and my heart has to chuckle...... Fortunately, I'm just blind, and my heart is okay, otherwise I wouldn't have been blessed with this. ”

The old man has a little more to say today.

It may be that the blind old man listened to this horror,

I want to hear more.

“…… This author writes quite truthfully, and writes in more detail...... When I watched it, it was like the protagonist, being forced by the deadly danger of being pressed step by step, the countdown to death, and I was depressed and out of breath. ”

"It's not that you're nervous and you're holding your breath."

The old man said with a smile.

"It's possible."

The caregiver also smiled.

The two smiled and smiled, and the smile faded again,

The old man sat for a while, and then asked with some hesitation,

"Is the door tightly closed?"

"Uncle Yu, don't worry, the door in the house is tightly closed, I have also checked the natural gas, and there is nothing dangerous outside the window. There won't be any burglary bandits breaking in...... I've locked the door. ”

"That'...... I'm not bad with you, am I? ”

“……”

"Uncle Yu, although there are many stories of evil servants abusing the elderly on the Internet, I still take good care of them, okay?"

"Ahem...... It's good, it's good...... It's just not ...... to watch."

The old man coughed twice in embarrassment, and treated it as if nothing had happened.

While taking off the Bluetooth headset, I chatted with the caregiver about the weather outside the window.

Ji Zhuo's horror horror is terrifying,

Except for the countdown, everything inside can really happen.

And Ji Zhuo wrote these contents too detailed and true,

A seed of fear is planted in the reader's heart, and he can't help but think about it.

And most fears are people's imaginations of the unknown.

……

Time keeps ticking.

In the cloudy and sunny sky outside the study window, in the sunrise and sunset, in the clouds and rain,

In the study, the keyboard crackles every afternoon.

With the gradual update of Ming Xiu's "Hour Needle Leap to Death",

Ji Zhuo felt that the darkness was getting closer and closer to the success of the wool system.

In the days that followed, Carol of Bert Press still informed Ji Zhuo of the sales of "Seven Sins" the day before.

Carol will comfort Ji Zhuo every day,

Ji Zhuo also smiled and comforted Carol.

Carol didn't know if it was to strengthen his own confidence,

Ji Zhuo is really happy.

With the basic maintenance of "Seven Sins" at seven or eight hundred a day, the steady sales of occasional small ups and downs continued,

Ji Zhuo also feels more and more stable.

More than half a month has passed in a blink of an eye.

I've been very happy for most of the month.

The data of "Hour Hands Leap to Death" is in line with the expected continuous increase,

And the sales of Dark Chen Cang's "Seven Sins" are so 'stable'.

What is it

It's a win-win!

This is the win-win situation of Ji Zhuo winning twice!

……

"Ha ......"

It's late at night, and the lights of the city can still be seen in the distance.

In the nearby community, most of the homes have turned off the lights.

The night is permeating the window, and there is a refreshing evening breeze blowing in the night.

Ji Zhuo had already gone out to eat,

I don't feel anything today, the script adaptation of "Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" has been shelved,

The online rewarded a few teammates, and Ji Zhuo was a little sleepy at this time and yawned.

Putting down the phone that was about to run out of battery, Ji Zhuo raised his head and looked out the window,

At noon today, Carol sent him yesterday's "Seven Sins" sales,

It's still a very stable 800-odd book.

Although such a stable sales for a month has proved that "Seven Sins" has a certain market for quality,

However, it is clear that it is still far from the target requirements of the system.

Now there are only two days left until the end of the first month after the release of "Seven Sins",

So far, more than 20,000 copies of "Seven Sins" have been sold this month.

Even if the average monthly sales requirement of 50,000 is calculated, the current seven sins are still double the sales.

Is this unstable?

Ji Zhuo doesn't believe that more than 20,000 copies can be sold in the remaining two days?

To put it mildly, just this daily sales now,

Bert Press does not necessarily have more than 20,000 copies of "The Seven Sins" in stock.

It's like he wants to sell it, but he doesn't have any goods to sell.

Ji Zhuo thought about it, and a smile appeared on his face.

Look out the window again.

Hey, I'm glad I'm here.

I just don't know if Carol Gao is unhappy,

I always feel that others respect my books so much, and spend so many resources to recommend my books.

As a result, my book is 'not angry', which is a bit embarrassing.

Do you want to write a best-selling genre book, and send it to Bert Press, compensate for compensation?

Ji Zhuo pondered.

Night

Ji Zhuo fell asleep with a smile on his face.

Happy without him!

……

The other side.

Europa, Burt Press.

It's evening in Europa,

Carol hasn't been off work yet.

In the editor-in-chief's office, Carol was not unhappy, but a little nervous.

Because he was having a small meeting with several of his subordinate editors and other departments of the publishing house.

"The first award recommended by our publishing house to the newspaper for "Seven Sins", the White Flag Country Literature Award was awarded just three days later, if it was successfully won...... It was followed by the Great Britain Booker Prize. ”

"If you win another award...... Guys, then the time we've been waiting for has come! This will be the beginning of "Seven Sins" sales and results to the top! ”

Carol said, a little excited.

This month, although with the publicity of Bert Press, and most crucially, the word of mouth of readers,

Let "Seven Sins" have maintained a good single-day sales, with the recent increase in readership,

I have been able to see people discussing this work in many literary forums on the Internet, and relevant readers.

The sales of "Seven Sins" have begun to rise gradually,

But for Carol, who has seen "The Seven Sins", and the editor of the publishing house,

are convinced that this book is far from the results it should be,

Although as the readership base grows larger and the word of mouth spreads more and more, sooner or later this "Seven Sins" will become a phenomenal work,

But there is a good opportunity to undoubtedly shorten this diffusion time and achieve the desired results faster.

And this good opportunity is now coming - as a newly released serious work, without the endorsement of several literary awards, it always lacks some persuasiveness.

"Editor-in-chief Carroll, we have pre-printed 100,000 copies of the text at the printing house as planned. Just left the cover and waited for the final printing. ”

"As soon as the cover is decided, the final packaging will be carried out very quickly."

The publishing house designed three editions of the cover,

One of the editions had an extra sentence on the cover than before: "The Best Feature-Winning Work of the White Flag National Literary Award"

The other version is the "Great Britain Booker Prize Winning Works"

The last version, of course, is a two-sentence version.

Just waiting for news from the two most recent awards,

It will be sent to the printing house to start printing, and then with the 100,000 copies that have been pre-printed before, the printed text has been quickly bound.

for quick stocking.

“…… Good...... Then let's wait for this moment to come. ”

……

White Flag Country.

It's a country with white flags.

However, the publishing industry in this country is still prosperous, and the development of literature is not bad.

As a result, many literary awards have been born, such as the Prix Goncourt, which is one of the most famous literary awards in the world.

The White Flag Country Literature Award, where "Seven Sins" was reported, is one level lower than the Goncourt Literature Award.

It is one of the best literary awards in the White Flag Country, and it also has a certain influence throughout Europa.

It is mainly awarded to outstanding literary works published in the White Flag Country and Europa in the same year.

A jury composed of well-known writers, literary researchers, and other personalities will judge and present awards.

Now

The White Flag National Literature Award Jury was gathered in a conference room,

Vote for the last and most important award...... The awards will be announced in three days.

Naturally, the results will be drawn before then, and it will be too late to vote before this time.

The main thing is that a work that came out almost a month ago has made some judges a little entangled.

Originally, most of the judges' opinions were to award the White Flag National Literature Award for the best long form to another one at the beginning of this year.

A new book by a fairly famous British author.

But the new book has shaken some of the judges.

Some of the reviewers' opinions are not that they will not give the book an award, but that they will not know the year.

Some judges felt that it should not be like this.

“…… I think there is no doubt about this year's award-winning work, and if you really have read this book "The Seven Sins", I don't think you should have such doubts, he is already the award-winning work in my mind. ”

"I didn't say that this book was bad, I just thought he was a little late in delivering it, or it would be ...... next year."

"Late? Is there a deadline for us to agree? If it is exceeded, then it should not be on my desk, and if it is not exceeded, and you say it, then what's the point of us setting a final time? ”

"Friends, I think everyone has no doubts about the award for this book, but hesitant to award the award to the work of this new writer this year. Then I'm talking about something.

The book hasn't won any other awards yet, and if we give it to him now, it will be the first prestigious award the book has won, and next year, that will be too long, and I think by then, the book will have enough accolades that our literary prize won't even count as an embellishment. ”

"Of course, if there is still someone who still thinks that our other alternative is good after reading this "Seven Sins", I think he should go and cure his eyes, instead of sitting here and publishing these bullshit reasons for not wanting to give awards."

"Alright, let's start voting."

"First of all, it's a vote for 'Seven Sins.'"

Someone did not hesitate for a moment, and raised his hand,

Someone hesitated, but also raised his hand.

The only thing that doesn't is the one who doesn't raise his hand,

Thereupon.

"Very good, it seems that we have reached a rare, perfect consensus."

"The Seven Sins passed unanimously."

"I announce that the winning work for the best feature of this year's White Flag Nation Literary Award will be determined to be 'ABC's 'Seven Sins'"

"Smack...... Whoa......"

The judges applauded, and even those who hesitated just now had a smile on their faces.